Gardnerville, Nevada

The Gardnerville Elementary School, at 1290 Toler Ave. in Gardnerville, Nevada, is a historic Classical Revival-style school that is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.It was built in 1928, and, as of 2008, was still used as a school, though other buildings on the property besides the NRHP-listed one exist. It was listed on the National Register in 2008, along with Minden Elementary School.

The Gardnerville Branch Jail is a historic jail located at 1440 Courthouse St. in Gardnerville, Nevada. The jail was built in 1910 and served as Douglas County's only jail from 1910 to 1915. Prior to 1910, the only county jail was in Genoa, the county seat; however, since Gardnerville was several miles from Genoa, it resorted to housing prisoners in the local judge's granary. As the granary was considered unfit for holding prisoners, the community petitioned the county to construct a new jail. However, local leaders in Minden, who wanted to move the county seat to their town, protested the move, as they suspected that Gardnerville was attempting to claim the county seat itself. Nonetheless, the county approved the construction of the new jail. The jail housed its first prisoners before construction even finished, as the Genoa jail burned down; one prisoner was briefly chained to a post until the new jail could accommodate him. Once completed, the jail served the county until 1915, when Minden became the county seat and opened its own county jail.Once it no longer served as the county jail, the Gardnerville jail took on another, racist purpose. Gardnerville was a sundown town, and it rang a bell every night to order American Indians out of town. In addition, the unemployed were considered vagrants and were not allowed on the town's streets after dark. The jail housed violators of both of these policies until it closed in the 1950s.The jail was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 16, 2003.

The Arendt Jensen House, at 1431 Ezell St. in Gardnerville, Nevada, is a historic foursquare house—in this case termed a "Denver Square" form—that was built in 1910. It was a home of Danish immigrant Arendt Jensen, a merchant who became prominent in Gardnersville. Also known as the Reid Mansion, it includes Colonial Revival-style ornamentation. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989; the listing included two contributing buildings: the second is an accompanying garage.It was deemed significant for being "unique in the town of Gardnerville, Nevada in its scale and architectural sophistication"; it has been identified to be "one of Gardnerville's 'most outstanding buildings' in a comprehensive architectural survey of the Carson Valley conducted by the Douglas County Planning Department in 1981.": 3 

The Arendt Jensen Jr. House, at 1243 A and 1243 B Eddie St. in Gardnerville, Nevada, is a historic Bungalow/Craftsman-style house that was built in 1932. Also known as the Langlands House, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994; the listing included two contributing buildings.It was deemed significant for its association with Gardnerville's Jensen family and "as a fine example of a craftsman bungalow constructed in the town in the 1930s.": 6 It was home of Arendt Jensen Jr. from 1932 to just 1935, when he died, but home for wife Minnie Jensen until she died in 1991.

The Carson Valley Hospital is a historic hospital located at 1466 U.S. Route 395 in Gardnerville, Nevada. The hospital was built in 1914 by Dr. E. H. Hawkins, the county physician and health officer of Douglas County. The hospital was regarded as one of Nevada's best, and it included modern tools such as an X-ray machine, a rarity in small town hospitals at the time. While Hawkins anticipated that Douglas County would need a modern hospital for its growing population, the county's population actually fell at the 1920 census, and the community struggled to keep its hospital open. Hawkins sold the hospital in 1918, and it closed in 1924. The building was used for housing until 1958, when it was vacated.The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 29, 1979.

The Wilhelm and William Lampe Ranch in Gardnerville, Nevada was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.It has also been known as Jacobs Family Berry Farm.It was a 245 acres (0.99 km2) ranch in 1928.The Lampe Ranch House, on the ranch, is a "subdued example" of Gothic Revival architecture.Wilhelm Lampe was born in 1858 in Hanover, Germany.

Douglas County High School was the high school serving Douglas County, Nevada from 1915 to the mid-1950s when it became a middle school. In 1988, the building was retired from educational uses. Designed by prolific Nevada architect Frederic Joseph DeLongchamps, it serves today as both the Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center and a middle school and is listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places.

The Minden Inn is a historic hotel building located at 1594 Esmeralda Avenue in Minden, Nevada. Built from 1912 to 1916, the building was designed by prominent Nevada architect Frederic Joseph DeLongchamps in the Classical Revival style. The hotel was the largest commercial building in Minden and was operated by H. F. Dangberg, the founder of the town. The inn earned a reputation as "one of the finest small hotels on the West Coast" and was visited by a number of actors and celebrities who passed through Minden on the Virginia and Truckee Railroad. In addition, the hotel included a bar and gambling operations until 1987. The building now houses Douglas County offices.The hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 6, 1986.

Farmer's Bank of Carson Valley (also spelled Farmers Bank of Carson Valley) is a historic bank building at 1597 Esmeralda Avenue in Minden, Nevada. It was built from 1916 to 1918 to replace the original 1909 bank building, which the Farmer's Bank had outgrown. Prominent Nevada architect Frederic Joseph DeLongchamps designed the building in the Classical Revival style; the bank is one of many Neoclassical structures in Minden designed by DeLongchamps. It features a cornice with terra cotta tiles and bands, a flat roof with a low parapet, and an entrance portico with Ionic columns. It was built for Farmer's Bank organizer H. F. Dangberg, who was also the founder of Minden. It served as a bank until 1968; it currently houses offices.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 6, 1986.

Farmer's Bank of Carson Valley (also spelled Farmers' Bank of Carson Valley) is a historic bank building located at 1596 Esmeralda Avenue in Minden, Nevada. The building was built in 1909 to house the Farmer's Bank of Carson Valley, which was chartered in the same year. H. F. Dangberg, the founder of Minden, commissioned the building, which was only the second building built in the town. In 1918, the bank outgrew its original building and moved to a larger building across the street. After the bank left the building, it was occupied by the Minden Post Office until 1974. The building has housed a variety of businesses since and is currently occupied by the Bank Parlor and Pub.The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 6, 2000.

The Carson Valley Improvement Club Hall is a historic building located at 1606 Esmeralda Avenue in Minden, Nevada. The building was constructed in 1912 as a meeting hall for the Carson Valley Improvement Club. The two-story building features a variety of brickwork patterns but has an otherwise plain design. The Carson Valley Improvement Club used the building to host both community social events and town meetings. The building has served as the informal seat of government in Minden since its construction; after the Carson Valley Improvement Club moved out in 1920, the Minden Commercial Club and later the Minden Town Board continued to hold government meetings at the building. Though Minden is unincorporated, the groups meeting in this building have acted as local liaisons to Douglas County's government and have helped manage local government services. In addition, the building has continued to house a variety of social events, including concerts, movies, religious services, and basketball games.The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 4, 1983.

The Minden Flour Milling Company is a historic flour mill located at 1609 U.S. Highway 395 in Minden, Nevada. Built in 1906, the mill was the largest of five flour mills built in the Carson Valley and is the only one still in existence. The building has a transitional design in two respects, as it reflects the change from early European-influenced mills to 20th-century American mills as well as the move from smaller rural mills to large mills built along railroads. The mill features a masonry bearing-wall style of construction, a concrete foundation considered novel at the time, and well-crafted masonry and woodwork. The operators of the mill had a significant influence on Minden commerce, as they were instrumental in both the extension of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad to the town and the expansion of electric power to the area. By the 1920s, the mill had become "one of the biggest milling concerns in the state"; it could process 100 barrels of flour a day and also produced chicken and cattle feed. The mill operated until the 1960s.The mill was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 14, 1978.